Elope on Bridgeport Trip Shocks Bridal Party
Dorothy Jones and John Clifton Clark elope after slipping away from Woodmont plans. The couple married in Bridgeport City Hall with Town Clerk Billy Mullins officiating. News spread along the coast as they boarded a train to New York for a brief wedding journey.
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Dorrie
Dorothy Jones
Wyne Bones
Binghamton
John
John Clifton Clark
Eb.3
Clark
Binghornton Traction Interests
Hess- Co. Inc
Dorothy
Weocal
John J
Jones Cottage
Woodmont
Bridgeport
City Hall
Billy* Mal
Robert Hoadley
Stratfeld
Mullins
Aperdom
Reilly
Boari
New York City
Thousand Islands
Bingiamoteon
Hoadley
Trouble Ahead for Labor Secretary Who Wants Four Motor Cars
Washington July 2 Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor told Congress that one touring automobile an electric runabout and an auto-truck are needed for the new department. House members fear minority objections and expect the item to appear in the urgent deficiency bill. Wilson estimates the three cars would cost not to exceed 66 500 though the committee may substitute cheaper cars.
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Washington
Wilpon
Department of Labor
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Wilson
Fourth Fire Strikes Paper Plant, $30,000 Loss Reported
The Union and Advertiser plant suffered a $30,000 blaze, the fourth in two weeks at the same building. Vice-president Joseph Curtin said oil and waste paper were found in the area where the fire began, with incendiary traces noted by investigators.
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Qast
Union and Advertiser
Joseph Curtin
Porsiar’s Fries Others
Americans Edge England In Davis Cup Doubles Match
The United States team Maurice E. McLoughlin and Harold H. Hackett defeated England’s H. Roper Barrett and C. P. Dixon in five sets at Wimbledon to even the challenge. Barrett strained knee and Hackett rose to support McLoughlin as crowds cheered the Stars and Stripes in a stirring doubles encounter.
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Wimbledon
Eng
England
McLoughlin
Hackett
John Bull
Barrett
Dixon
Yankees
Dwight J. Davis
Maurice E. McLoughlin
San ‘Co
Harcans
Seta
Leoushlin
Cheera
United States
Dwight F. Davis
C. P Dixon
F J. C Parke
Princess Mary
King George
Railroads Make Big Concession To Arbitration
Eastern railroads withdrew demand that grievances against conductors and trainmen be considered by the Federal Board. The move removes the main obstacle to arbitration and a potential strike, and paves the way for a speedy agreement on the remaining issues. Railroads concede October 1 as the effective date, and pledge to protect the traveling public while the board handles the sixteen original employer demands without changes.
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New York
Board of Arbitration
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Con
Ference Committee
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Clergymans view of graft in Stratford
Stratford July 26 The Stratford Inn affair appears near resolution after Walter Stapleton leased the property and seeks a liquor license hearing. Letters reveal local tensions with remonstrants, while Rev Ernest C Carpenter states the town will not interfere with justice, noting police investigations and a push to shut down unlawful saloons despite past protections.
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Stratford
Stratford Inn
Old Town
Walter Stapleton
Stafford
Dudley J. Stafford
E. C. Stratford
Conn
E. C. Carpenter
Stratford, Conn
Dudley Stafford
McBride
Ernest C. Carpenter
Dr Monahan Improves After Gall Stone Operation
Dr D H Monahan, who recently underwent gall stone surgery at St Vincent's hospital, was reported improving rapidly today. He sat up for the first time since the operation a week ago, and staff physicians expect a speedy recovery.
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D. H. Monahan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Suffragettes Storm London Mansion House
London July 26 Thousands of non militant suffragettes moved through London greeting marching columns arriving from across the country. A service at St Pauls Cathedral followed by a Hyde Park demonstration was planned as the procession converged on the Mansion House. The route began June 18 making five weeks on the road with many dignitaries and unions escorting speakers along route. A cyclist corps of newspaper girls joined the march and Mrs Wacett led the northern contingent in the capital.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Hyde Park
Washington
Capitol
Mension House
Bedford
Tte
Lord Meyer
Wawcétt
Rebels Retreat Before National Chinese Troops
Report from Fuchow China notes Southern revolutionary forces defeated at Shanghai dampening Foo-Kien support and prompting passivity amid censorship and recalls of missionaries. Northern troops advance across the Yangtze capturing Oliphant Island and shelling Pu-Kow forts as Suzhou falls to northern forces.
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Fuchow
China
Shanghai
Foo-Kien
Hankow
Ku Ling
Kiu Kiang
Yangsze Kiang
Oliphant Island
Pu-Kow
Big Demonstration to Keep Mrs. Young as School Head
Chicago July 26 plans for a large demonstration in favor of Mrs Elia Flags Young who resigned as Chicago school superintendent amid board opposition will be completed today by women. Suffrage and teachers groups held emergency meetings to protest conditions prompting her resignation. All passed resolutions deploring the resignation and urging Mayor Harrison to investigate the board and county clubwomen to use influence to retain Mrs Young in school work.
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Chicago
Elia Flags Young
Board of Education
Wholesale thefts from parcel post shipments at local post office
A secret service squad tracked parcel post thefts at a local post office and railroad station but failed to gather enough evidence for arrests. Investigators ruled out office staff, traced a stolen watch to a railroad worker, and continued efforts while noting many losses were unreported.
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Post Office
Secret Service
Uncle Sam
Bridgeport
Population of Bridgeport in the early 1900s debated
The article analyzes Bridgeport’s 1900 census figure of 70,996 and its 1910 population of 102,054, then tests estimates for 1913 to 1920 using methods from the Farmer directory, school enumerations, and ratio comparisons. It discusses differing results and the reliability of each method.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Population Growth Calculation
The fragment suggests Bridgeport’s present population is 181,439. It claims a gain near 10,000 annually with no acceleration, implying growth over 2 percent. The text is unclear but indicates steady yearly increase around ten thousand and a two percent scale.
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Bridgeport
Peace Delegates Meet Monday to End Balkan War
Bucharest July 2 peace delegates of Servia Greece and Montenegro left Belgrade this morning and are due in this city Monday joined by Premier Venizelos of Greece. Bulgarian plenipotentiaries are expected to arrive simultaneously with hopes for a peace term alongside the armistice talks at Nish.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Servia
Greece
Montenegro
Belgrade
Venizelos
Nish
STATE TROOPS ARRIVE CALUMET FOR STRIKE DUTY
Calumet soldiers reached the mining town at daybreak amid drizzle and fog. Strikers gathered from the north before troops finished breakfast as Baltic mine payday loomed with last month and July wages at stake, but company clerks were driven from the offices.
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Calumét
Midh
Suly
Calumet
Here
Baltic
South
Ramee
Wife Tries Death Over Husbands Affair
Mrs. Mery Kaepfel of 782 Hallett Street attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid after her husband’s infatuation with a younger woman. The weak solution left her alive. surgeons operated to remove part of her stomach and she was moved to Bridgeport Hospital with a good chance of recovery.
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Mery Kaepfel
Hallett Street
Kapral
Bridgeport
Mrs Julian Warrell and Mildred Visit Chicago Holiday
Mrs Julian Warrell and her daughter Mildred are spending their vacation in Chicago with her sister Mrs There Ryan until Labor Day. They will stop over in Buffalo and Niagara Falls on their way home.
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Julian Warrell
Mildred
Chicago
Mra
Ryan
Buffalo
Niaghre
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City
Corrie
Labor
M’loughilin
D. J. Stafford
Boston
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
St. Petersburg
Su- Chow
Wu-Sung
Mrs. Young
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